The U.S. death rate from cancer declined steadily since the peak of 1991 to 2010 -- 20 percent for men and women combined, researchers say. American Cancer Society statistics found death rates from 1991 to 2010 declined more than 50 ...
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Black men who were raised in single-parent households have higher blood pressure than those who spent at least part of their childhood in a two-parent home, according to a new study. This is the first study to link childhood family living ...
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Black women will lose less weight than white women even if they follow the exact same exercise and diet regimen, researchers report. The reason behind this finding is that black women's metabolisms run more slowly, which decreases their ...
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Black women in the United States are much more likely to have high blood pressure than black men or white women and men, according to a new study. The researchers also found that blacks are twice as likely as whites to have undiagnosed ...
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Gaoshan nationality in Taiwan, one of the ethnic minorities of China, has a population of more than 400,000. Descended from the Baiyue nationality in ancient China, Gaoshan nationality now comprises nine branches including Atayal, Amis, ...